Water-glass and gage-cock fountain.



J. L. VAUGHAN. WATER GLASS AND GAGE 000K FOUNTAIN APPLIQA'IIOH FILED 1'33. 21, 1908.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

'arpliretionimmrebmr 21, 1908- Serial No. 417,138.

This invention relates-to gage cocks, and

glasses'for steam boilers.

- One of the principal objects of the invention is to' provide va device of-this class in which all of the gage cocks, the glass and the glass connections may be removed from the stand pipe without the necessity of blowing oflisteam.

to so arrange the glass connections .as to prevent to a considerable extent the fouling of the glass; and valve seats by deposits.

With these and other objects in view, as

will more fully hereinafter appear, the in.-

vention consists in certain novel features of construction and arran ement of arts,

hereinafter fully describe illustrated in the accom anying drawings, and particularly points out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, size andminor details of the structure may be made-without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any. of they ad- .vantages o the invention. In the accompanyin drawings:Figure 1 is a vertical section 0 a gage constructed in accordance with the inventlon. Fig. 2 is .a vertical sectional view' of the same on the.

line 22 of Fig. 1. I

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in carrying out the invention, a stand pi e 10 of suitable size and shape is coupled to'the head of the boiler by unions 11, one connection being below the normal water line, and the other above the'normal vwater line, as usual. In the nipples 13 which extend from the stand ipe to the unions 11 are formed seats for t e reception of valves 14 that are carried by stems 15, the latter extending through suitable stufiingboxes 16 at the front of the stand pi e, and being rovided with operatin hand es 18, so that y tuming these han les the valves may be opened and closed. 7 t

Extending from one side of the stand pipe 1 are gage cocks 20,'the.numbcr of cocks employed being in accordance with the size of the boiler, four of such cocks being used in the present instance, three for water tests, and one for steam test.

At that side of the stand pipe opposite the gage cocks are fitted two valve chambers 23 and 2-4, and these are provided with stuffing boxes 25 for the reception of a gage glass 26.

The top of the casing 23' is provided with va removable plug 27 that is in alinement with when removed a new gage glass may readily be placed in position without the necessity of blowing off steam. a v v At the connection between'the stand pipe and the casing 23 is a seat for a valve 30 that vis carried by a stem 31, the latter passing through a stufiingboxBZ at the opposite side of the stand pipe, and being provided with an operatin handle 33. This valve may be closed w en the gage glass is to be replaced, 'it being observed that the stem will not extend across the vertical plane of the gage tion of the latter.

a valve 35 that extends through a stufiing box 36- and carries a handle 37. This valve is also closed when a new glass is to be inserted. At the bottom of the casing 24 is a pet cock 38 'which may be opened when necessary.

All of the gage cock and water glass connections are =abovethe bottom of the stand pipe, and to the extreme lower end. of the atter is connected a mud drum 40 in which sediment may accumulate, and which being in a direct line will catch most of the sediment, so that there will be no danger of any accumulation on the several valve seats. .The mud drum' is connected to a blow off pipe 41 bya valve 42 which may be opened sediment. I V

It will be observed that by closing the upper and lower valves 14 that all communication between the boiler and the stand pipe will be cut o'fl, so that all of the gage cock and glass connections of the stand pipe may be'removed for cleansing or other purposes without the necessity of blowing off .steam.

I claim 1. In an apparatus of the class described, a stand-pipe, upper and lower nipples by glass, and thus interfere with the introduc- The lower valve casing 24 carries a seat for as required for the purpose of blowing out the the gageglas's, and is of such diameter that cation with a boiler, each nipple being provided with a valve seat, 'val've'stems ex-' tending through the stand-pipe and pro-j vided' with valves for engagement with the.

seats for closing communication between the stand-pipe and boiler, spaced valvecasings extending laterally from the stand pipe, a

gage glass connecting the valve casings, and

gage cocks communicating with the interior of the stand-pipe.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a

stand-pipe, means for coupling the standpipe to a boiler at points above and below the normal water line, the coupling connections having valve seats, valve-stems extending transversely through the stand-pipe and'carrying valves arranged to close against said seats to cut ofi communication between the boiler and stand-pipe, spaced valvecasings extending laterally from the stand-pipe jand disposed at substantially right angles to the coupling connections, a gage glass connecting the valve casings, valves for control- "ling the flow of fluid from the standpipe to p the gage glass,and gage cocks commumcating,with the interior of the stand-pipe and arranged opposite the gage glass.

I .3; .In an apparatus of the class described, a

the stand-pipe may be placed in commumcation with tl 1e ;boiler, said nipples being provided with valve seats, valve stems extending transversely through the stand-pipe and provided with valves arranged to engage said seats, a mud drum communicating with the bottom of the stand-pi e, valve casings extending laterally from t e stand-pipe, a gage glass connecting the casings, a valve stem extending through the stand-pipe and i provided with a valve for controlli g the flow of fluid through one of the casings of the gage glass, a valve independent of the standpipe and operating within the other casing for controlling the flow of fluid through said casing, and gage cocks communicating with the stand-pipe at points above the bottom thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature Witnesses:

O. A. LEE, AARON Ganvnnrox. 

